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About Pusalda Village

Pusalda is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,601, made up of 803 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pusalda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pusalda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496111
Area (hectares) 569.03 hectares
Population 1,601
Male Population 803
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pusalda compares

By the 2011 count Pusalda is the 19th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 569.03 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Pusalda

Pusalda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pusalda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pusalda from other places

Pusalda lies about 17 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pusalda
Nearest railway station Raigarh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 17 km

Villages closest to Pusalda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pusour tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pusalda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pusalda village had a population of 1,601. That makes it the 19th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Pusalda village has 803 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pusalda has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Pusalda is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pusalda covers 569.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pusalda falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pusalda is Raigarh, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pusalda.

Pusalda is about 17 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pusalda is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 16 km away. Pusour is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankarpali (under 2 km), Bandimal (1.8 km) and Chikhali (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pusalda today is likely to be higher.

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